Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented Washington's 4th congressional district for two decades, from 1995 to 2015. During his tenure, Hastings was known for his conservative viewpoints and chaired the House Committee on Natural Resources from 2011 to 2015. Before his career in Congress, he served in the Washington House of Representatives and worked as a small business owner.